National Collegiate Honors Council

 

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Spring/Summer 2013, Volume 14, Number 1

Comments

Copyright 2013 by the National Collegiate Honors Council

Abstract

In the Kellogg Honors College at Cal Poly Pomona, I (SB) have encountered several high-achieving students who, after coming to trust me, have revealed themselves to me as undocumented. These students came to the United States as children through non-legal channels, generally brought by their families, who were searching for opportunities or for escape from dangerous, oppressive situations in their home countries. These students have recently become known as “Dreamers,” after the Dream Acts being debated in the highest levels of government in the United States. Often first-generation college students, they are usually economically disadvantaged.

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